Leopard 3 Breaks Record

[Danny Jo]

From the Fastnet website :
STOP PRESS: Leopard 3 Breaks Record
ICAP Leopard 3”, type Canting Keel Maxi of 30 M, owned by Mike Slade, finished at 08.58.53 - elapsed time 44 h 18 m. The record is beaten by 8 h 50 min (former record record 2 days 5 hours 8 m by “RF Yachting” in 1999

 

[Rob_Webb]

Great to see a GBR boat win for a change!

V badly worded press release (as this an outright record or a monohull record)? Answer is that it's 'only' a monuhull record but a pretty big improvement on the last one in terms of average speed = 13.7 kts. Shows the power of the canters, when they get it right.

Previous records:
Fastest monohull without water ballast Boomerang 11.13 Knots
Fastest monohull with water ballast RF Yachting 11.48 knots
Fastest 60ft multihull Fujicolor 15.08 knots
Fastest Volvo 60 Illbruck 2 11.36 Knots
Fastest Open 60 Whirlpool-Europe 2 11.43 knots

 

[santeana]

Well done Mike and crew!